Ahead of Pakistan elections, Nawaz Sharif praises India's Chandrayaan-3 and G20 Summit

Islamab: A day after he said that India and USA were not responsible for Pakistan's economic downfall, former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif has yet again come to praise India. During a public dress in Pakistan, Sharif said that India h reached moon while his country h not yet risen from ground. three-time PM of Pakistan was referring to India’s lunar mission, Chandrayaan-3.

A few months ago, Sharif h praised India’s mission to moon. And now, ex-PM of Pakistan has again highlighted capability of India’s space programme while his country is in doldrums socio-economically. He has talked about India’s economic progress and also G20 summit held in 2023.

Nawaz Sharif all praise for India

"We have been responsible for our own downfall, orwise this nation would have reached a different place," said Sharif yesterday. "Our neighbours (India) have reached moon but we haven't even risen from ground so far. It can't keep going on like this," he emphasised.

As party chief of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Sharif was dressing his party, when he taunted military that India or USA were not responsible for Pakistan’s troubling state.

“Today, where Pakistan has reached (economically), this is not done by India, US or even Afghanistan. In fact, we shot ourselves in our own foot…y ( military) imposed a selected (government) on this nation by rigging 2018 polls that led to sufferings of people and downfall of economy,” claimed Sharif.

He furr ded, "Today Pakistan's prime minister goes country to country to beg for funds while India has reached moon and is holding G20 meetings. Why couldn't Pakistan achieve feats India did? Who is responsible for this here?"

Nawaz Sharif to contest Pak elections in 2024, aim for fourth term as PM

Notably, Nawaz Sharif has me his pro-India stance clear ahe of Pakistan elections in 2024. general elections in Pakistan are scheduled to be held on February 8, 2024, after being postponed several times.

After being acquitted in two main cases against him - Al-Azizia Steel Mill corruption case and Avenfield property case - former he of state Nawaz Sharif will be vying for position of prime minister of Pakistan for fourth time. Sharif has served as Pakistan PM for three terms, from 1990-93, 1997-98 and 2013-17.

Nawaz Sharif would be contesting elections from Mansehra region of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, revealed his son-in-law Captain (retd.) Muhamm Safdar on Wednesday, December 20.

Safdar is married to Sharif's daughter Maryam Nawaz. He told media that Sharif would be submitting his nomination papers for National Assembly seat "NA 15 Mansehra-cum-Torghar constituency" by Thursday, December 21. 

Sharif has been in London since 2019 and at 73, is aiming for a big comeback in Pakistan politics. In November 2022, Sharif was issued a five-year diplomatic passport by Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

However, as per reports, Nawaz Sharif remains disqualified for life from holding office by Supreme Court in Panama Papers case.